Adjustable shade-support.



R. E. DIXON.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 9, 1911.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1912.

Application filed October 9, 1911. Serial No. 653,600.

To atl whom it may concer/lt:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND E. DIXON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Shade- Supports, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in adjustable shade supports.

The object of this invention is to provide an adjustable support for the ordinary window shade whereby said shade may be bodily elevated or lowered with respect to the window upon which the shade support is secured.

With the above and o-ther objects in view, the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, operation and arrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a view of the support and the shade secured thereto, said support and shade being shown in full lines adjusted to the top of the window and being shown in dotted lines in lowered position, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the support and shade shown adjusted to t-he top part of the window.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each of the igures the numerals l, l refer to the window casing and the numerals 2, 2 referring to suitable rods or tracks upon which the support proper is adjustable. These rods are secured to the respective sides l, l of the window casing at each end and extend the full length of said casing and are elevated some distance from the casing, as shown in Fig. 2.

The support proper consists ofa U-shaped rod 3, of a width substantially equal to the distance between the rods 2, 2. The free ends of this U-shaped member are coiled around the respective rods 2, 2 so as to form the expansible loops 4;, ll which grip said rods 2, 2. The extreme free ends of said U-shaped member project upwardly forming bifurcated extensions 5, 5 between the fingers of which the respective studs 6, 6', projecting from the ends of the shade roller, rest.

Slidably mounted upon the respective rods 2, 2 are the blocks 7, 7, which are provided with the respective thumb screws S, 8 whose inner ends are adapted to project against the said rods 2 and 2 and by the tightening of said thumb screws, said blocks may be made rigid with their respective supporting rods and when said thumb screws are loosened, the blocks may be adjusted on said rods. The respective sides of the U-shaped member 3 also have slidable engagement with the blocks 7, 7 but this engagement. may be made rigid by means of thumb screws 9, 9', 'the operation and use of which are in all respects similar to the thumb screws 8, 8.

It is apparent from the construction hereinbefore described and shown in the drawings, that when the thumb screws 8, 8 are loosened, that blocks 7, 7 may be elevated or lowered on the rods 2 and 2, carrying the shade support and shade with them and the shade may thus be adjusted to the upper or lower part of the window, as desired and the light admitted either above or below the shade. It is also apparent that the shade support 3 may also be adjusted relative to blocks 7 and 7 and thus a greater range of adjustment of the shade is provided than would be the case were the blocks 7 and 7 only, adjustable relative to the rods 2 and 2 and the U-shaped member 3 not adjustable in said blocks 7 and 7.

A shade support constructed in accordance with this specification and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, will be found to be a simple and inexpensive structure which will be easily constructed and kept in repair and one which will give a large range of adjustment to the shade supported thereby.

vWhat I claim is l. In a device of the character described, a pair of side rods, and a block slidably mounted on each rod, a U-shaped supporting member adjustably secured to each of said blocks and whose free ends have slidable engagement with said side rods, and a shade roller carried by said supporting member.

2. In a device of the character described, a pair of supporting rods, one arranged on each side of a window casing, a block slidably mounted on each rod, a U-shaped supporting member adjustably secured to said blocks on each side and having its free ends slidably secured to the respective supporting rods and a shade roller carried by said supporting member.

3. A device of the character described including a pair of side rodsa-nd an adjustable block mounted upon each rod7 a mea-ns for securing said blocks against movement relative to the respective rods, a U-shaped supporting member slidably secured to said block and means carried by each of said blocks for securing said supporting member against movement relative to the blocks, the free ends of said supporting member being coiled around their respective side supports and gripping the same, fingers carried by the extremities of the supporting member, a shade roller having a stud projecting from each end thereof, said studs engaging between the lingers of the supporting member.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this speciiication in the presence of tivo subscribing Witnesses.

RAYMOND E. DIXON. Witnesses:

J. W. YEAGLEY, MAY MONTGOMERY.

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